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A new version of Skype software has been made available to users.

Skype, famous client Internet telephony developed by the company of the same name which claims more than 300 million registered users in the world, we arrive in a new version for the Windows operating system.

Estampillée 4.0.0.155, this new version n’annonce not moult novelties. The ratings upgrades that accompany indeed show three things. Firstly, there is the plug-in Firefox that passes the version 2.2.0.94. Then they mention the correction of a bug affecting the display of video mood (learn more about the mood panel) and instant messages when Flash Player 10 is installed. Finally, there is talk of the updated translations.

Please note that this is a so-called beta version. Beware of any bugs so. However, for users who swear by stability, a new version of Skype 3.8 for Windows is also available and corrects almost the same thing.

Download Skype 4.0.0.155 for Windows
Download the latest version of Skype 3.8 for Windows

A new security update for Firefox 2 is available for download.

The Mozilla Foundation has put online a new security update for Firefox 2, the older version of its Internet browser open, multi-platform (Windows, Macintosh and Linux). Serialized 2.0.0.16, this sixteenth revision since October 2006 announced the correction of two vulnerabilities described as critical.

The first of these allows the opening of several tabs calling URLs (Uniform Resource Locator) command line while Firefox is not already executed, while the second allows the execution of arbitrary code remotely via overflow at an object CSS.

Note that these two vulnerabilities also affect Firefox 3.0 and will be corrected in the version 3.01 out very quickly.

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Secunia discovered in VLC, free software for reading and audio / video, a loophole described as critical. An attacker could take it through the control of a remote computer. We must be wary with the .WAV files pending the patch.

VLC Media Player software is well known for his performance as a multi-player video. Integrating directly libraries FFMPEG project, the software did not need codecs to read the majority of videos available on the Web. Free Software and multiplateformes, VLC also supports many audio formats, DVD, (S) VCD, streaming via MMS or RTSP protocols … It enables video capture but does not stop at mere reading. VLC is indeed capable of ensuring the role of broadcast server, transcodant flow generated by multiple codecs output.

The company Secunia has just discovered a loophole described as “highly critical” (4 / 5) in the latest version of VLC under Windows. It is possible that earlier versions are also affected. The open function () module WAV VLC allows indeed an integer overflow. Specifically, if a user opens a file .WAV in VLC specially designed to exploit the loophole, arbitrary code could be executed and the attacker could take control of the remote computer.

Given that the patch is not yet available in the stable, Secunia recommends to be very careful with .WAV files executed with VLC and update as soon as possible software to version 0.8.6i, which will correct the flaw.

The office suite OpenOffice.org will soon be able to edit PDF files via an extension concocted by Sun Microsytems. First tests by both governments beta for the extension for the office suite with its version 3.0.

The next version of the free OpenOffice.org office suite is scheduled for September 2008 with a version 3.0 which will bring a lot of improvements, including the level of integration within the operating system which serves as host, OOo for being multi-platform reminder that the rest will take even more meaningful with a native support in Mac OS X (without resorting to X11).

A compatibility will be provided with documents in Open XML format used by default in Microsoft Office 2007 and beyond, extensions will add other features. This is notably the case of an extension developed by Sun Microsystems, providing features for editing PDF files.

Soon modifying PDF files with OOo
Obviously under the free, this extension allows you to import PDF documents which will open within the scope of design or presentation of OOo, preserving the formatting of course, and allowing some features for basic hour d ‘edition (provided you have the rights alteration).

Sun recommends using its extension, which is a version 0.3 of development for tasks publishing relatively modest change of dates, numbers or small portions of text. Once these changes, export can be done in a PDF file said hybrid, namely a file with parties in PDF and ODF parties. The advantage is that this type of file can be opened with the word processor of OOo for example, while a PDF reader type Adobe Reader will flout the party ODF and treat the file as a PDF conventional.

Sun promises to very quickly over editing and management of import directly into Writer. Note however that the PDF forms can not yet be imported through this extension beta, which other point of importance can not be tested with the beta 2 version of OpenOffice.org 3.0.

Download the beta 2 of OpenOffice.org 3.0
Download the extension of Sun for publishing PDF

A new version of Opera Software has just been made available to users.

Opera, Internet browser multi platforms that we owe to the eponymous Norwegian publisher, we brought in a new version. Marked 9.51, this update brings small batch of improvements and corrections.

Notable among these is as follows:

* Improving the function of drag and drop into tabs
* Improving the reconnection of IRC client
* Improving the display of chat rooms
* The correction of a stability problem when printing or preview before printing
* The correction of a stability problem with the Yahoo! Mail
* The correction of a security hole discovered to execute arbitrary code
* The elimination of unwanted line breaks in text editors advanced
* The security mode is activated correctly when navigating on secure sites (HTTPS)
* The saving images is no longer registered in the transfer of files

Some improvements and corrections that would have perhaps been integrated into version 9.5 published a few weeks ago, then had he not been discussed ahead of the release of Firefox competitor in its version 3.0.